There is also disclosure on how a “fairly known music producer” sexually forced himself upon her after a cordial dinner date.

She claimed that she remained silent about the incident to protect her career, but that she was also subjected to sexual harassment from a “hugely successful artist” who was obsessed with pornography and hiring strippers to perform sex acts for his viewing

The songwriter’s well respected father – who served in the House representing the 20th Congressional district of New York from 1985 to 1989 – is upset that the real message of his daughter’s book is getting lost in publicity generated by these shocking allegations.

Her dad, who is a former accountant who also serves on the Albanian American Civic League, went on to re-marry writer Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi.

Kara – who married general contractor Bill McCuddy last July – also tells how she was struggling to get pregnant via IVF treatments when she dramatically left Idol on Season 9.

She writes: “I wanted a child and there was no way I could get pregnant under the stress of eighteen-hour work days and live TV. . . My desire to be in control of my destiny was larger than my need to be a household name.”